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Calhoun County reports COVID-19 outbreak at jail

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Posted at 4:15 PM, Oct 26, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-26 16:15:01-04

CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — Calhoun County is reporting an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at its jail.

The 24-case outbreak occurred in a pod of the jail where immigrants were being kept, according to Lucy Blair, a spokesperson for the county, today.

Two of the cases are symptomatic, and the rest are asymptomatic.

Two employees of the jail also have the virus.

However, the county hasn't confirmed if they're "part of this outbreak."

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